Old Labor Asks New Labor for Help as Strike Looms at Patriot Coal Old Labor Asks New Labor for Help as Strike Looms at Patriot Coal
AFL-CIO President Trumka asks new labor activists for help as a strike looms.
Jun 22, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Justice for Patriot Mineworkers? Justice for Patriot Mineworkers?
What's happening in St. Louis doesn’t look like a coal-field war, but the same things are at stake: reciprocity, respect, fair play.
May 23, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance? A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance?
The name of one Chicago business-turned-cooperative reflects burgeoning possibilities for the American labor movement.
May 16, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief
It’s time we update our definition of “home” so that co-ops aren’t just “small businesses.”
May 15, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
New Era Windows Opens for Business in Chicago New Era Windows Opens for Business in Chicago
Tired of their lives in other people’s hands, window makers started a co-op.
May 9, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
On Ammonium Nitrate, Big Coal Is Guilty, Too On Ammonium Nitrate, Big Coal Is Guilty, Too
The same chemical that exploded in West, Texas, is used by coal companies to blow up mountains.
May 7, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
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Remembering Bob Edgar [VIDEO] Remembering Bob Edgar [VIDEO]
Common Cause CEO Bob Edgar died last week. As New Yorkers, among others, push forward on bills to change campaign financing, it's worth remembering his words.
Apr 29, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal
Mountain top removal is wreaking havoc on Appalachia. There's a bill on the Hill to stop it.
Apr 22, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Tax Loopholes for All! Tax Loopholes for All!
Tax Day is here, and you can avail yourself of an offshore tax haven—just as the biggest businesses do.
Apr 15, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too
Margaret Thatcher’s fancy funeral will be held this coming Wednesday. Along with the deceased prime minister, can we bury her most favorite slogan, too?
Apr 12, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders